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I'm sure many of you readers remember when Howard Johnson’s orange roof was on the South Trail near Sarasota High School. I think there's a Taco Bell there now.

One day, when our son was about 6 or 7 years old we went into Ho Jo for a "treat" on a hot summer day, kinda like we're dealing with these days. When the waitress asked Ken what flavor ice cream he'd like, he asked what flavors they had. The waitress patiently reeled off all 28 flavors: Banana, Black Raspberry, Burgundy Cherry, Butter Pecan, Buttercrunch, Butterscotch, Caramel Fudge, Chocolate, Chocolate Chip, Coconut, Coffee, Frozen Pudding, Fruit Salad, Fudge Ripple, Lemon Stick, Macaroon, Maple Walnut, Mocha Chip, Orange-Pineapple, Peach, Peanut Brittle, Pecan Brittle, Peppermint Stick, Pineapple, Pistachio, Strawberry, Strawberry Ripple and Vanilla.

When she finished, he innocently looked at her and said:  "I'll have vanilla."  Life was/is good.